MacKay Group Chairman James MacKay On Pursuing A “Starbucks” Model For Diagnostics In China: An Interview With PharmAsia News
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
Armed with a stable of non-invasive diagnostic technologies, the MacKay Group plans to capitalize on the growing need across Asia for inexpensive diagnostic equipment. Last month, the company acquired new cervical cancer diagnostic products through its Biofield unit to complement its own breast cancer diagnostic products, which sell for less than $20,000 (PharmAsia News, Feb. 12, 2009). MacKay Group Chairman James MacKay spoke to PharmAsia News' Hong Kong bureau to outline his vision for a "Starbucks approach" to health care, one in which cancer screenings go alongside facials and manicures at a nearby beauty salon. That reality, he says, is just around the corner.